Isaiah 25:6
On this mountain the LORD of Hosts will prepare a banquet for all the peoples, a feast of aged wine, of choice meat, of finely aged wine.
On this mountain
The phrase "On this mountain" refers to Mount Zion, a significant location in biblical history and prophecy. In the Hebrew context, mountains often symbolize places of divine revelation and encounter. Mount Zion, in particular, is seen as the spiritual center of God's kingdom, representing His presence and authority. Historically, it is the site of Jerusalem, the city of David, and the location of the temple, making it a focal point for worship and divine promise. This mountain is not just a physical location but a symbol of God's ultimate plan for redemption and restoration.

the LORD of Hosts
The title "the LORD of Hosts" emphasizes God's sovereignty and power. In Hebrew, "Yahweh Sabaoth" conveys the image of God as the commander of heavenly armies, underscoring His supreme authority over all creation. This title reassures believers of God's ability to fulfill His promises and protect His people. It reflects a God who is not distant but actively involved in the affairs of the world, orchestrating events for His divine purposes.

will prepare
The action "will prepare" indicates God's intentional and personal involvement in the unfolding of His plan. It suggests a future event that is certain and divinely orchestrated. The Hebrew verb used here conveys a sense of careful planning and provision, highlighting God's role as a provider who meets the needs of His people. This preparation is not just for sustenance but for celebration, pointing to a time of joy and fulfillment.

a banquet
The term "a banquet" signifies a grand feast, a common biblical metaphor for abundance, blessing, and fellowship. In ancient Near Eastern culture, banquets were occasions for celebration and community, often marking significant events. This imagery is used to depict the Messianic age, a time when God will gather His people for a joyous celebration of His kingdom. It symbolizes the ultimate fulfillment of God's promises and the restoration of His creation.

for all the peoples
The phrase "for all the peoples" highlights the inclusivity of God's invitation. It reflects the universal scope of God's salvation plan, extending beyond Israel to encompass all nations. This is a recurring theme in Isaiah, where the prophet envisions a future where God's kingdom is open to all who seek Him. It underscores the message of hope and redemption available to every person, regardless of their background or ethnicity.

a feast of aged wine
"A feast of aged wine" represents the finest and most luxurious provision. In biblical times, aged wine was a symbol of wealth and celebration, reserved for special occasions. This imagery conveys the richness and abundance of God's blessings in the Messianic age. It also points to the joy and satisfaction found in God's presence, where He provides not just for physical needs but for the deepest longings of the human heart.

of choice meat
The phrase "of choice meat" further emphasizes the quality and abundance of the feast. In the ancient world, meat was a luxury, often associated with festive occasions and sacrifices. This imagery suggests a time of peace and prosperity, where God's people will enjoy His bountiful provision. It also alludes to the sacrificial system, pointing to the ultimate sacrifice of Christ, who provides spiritual nourishment and life.

of finely aged wine
The repetition of "finely aged wine" reinforces the idea of abundance and excellence. It suggests a double portion of blessing, highlighting the overflowing generosity of God. This imagery is a foretaste of the heavenly banquet, where believers will experience the fullness of joy and communion with God. It serves as a reminder of the hope and promise of eternal life, where God's people will dwell in His presence forever.

Persons / Places / Events
1. The LORD of Hosts
This title emphasizes God's sovereignty and power over all heavenly and earthly armies. It highlights His authority to provide and fulfill His promises.

2. This Mountain
Refers to Mount Zion, a significant place in biblical prophecy and history, symbolizing God's presence and the future gathering of His people.

3. All the Peoples
Indicates the inclusivity of God's invitation, extending beyond Israel to all nations, reflecting the universal scope of God's salvation plan.

4. Banquet
Symbolizes abundance, celebration, and fellowship with God. It is a metaphor for the blessings and joy found in God's kingdom.

5. Aged Wine and Choice Meat
Represents the richness and quality of God's provision, signifying the best that God has to offer to His people.
Teaching Points
God's Abundant Provision
God promises to provide abundantly for His people, both physically and spiritually. Trust in His provision and seek His kingdom first.

Inclusivity of God's Invitation
The invitation to God's banquet is extended to all peoples. As believers, we are called to share the gospel and invite others to partake in God's blessings.

Celebration of God's Kingdom
The imagery of a banquet encourages us to look forward to the joy and fellowship in God's eternal kingdom. Live with hope and anticipation of this future reality.

Quality of God's Blessings
The choice meat and aged wine signify the excellence of God's gifts. Reflect on the quality of your spiritual life and strive for excellence in your walk with God.
Bible Study Questions
1. How does the imagery of a banquet in Isaiah 25:6 enhance your understanding of God's provision and generosity?

2. In what ways can you extend God's invitation to His "banquet" to those around you in your daily life?

3. How does the concept of "all the peoples" challenge or affirm your view of God's plan for salvation?

4. Reflect on a time when you experienced God's abundant provision. How did it impact your faith journey?

5. How can the anticipation of God's future kingdom influence your current priorities and lifestyle choices?
Connections to Other Scriptures
Revelation 19:9
The marriage supper of the Lamb parallels the banquet in Isaiah, symbolizing the ultimate celebration of Christ's union with His Church.

Matthew 22:1-14
The parable of the wedding feast illustrates the invitation to God's kingdom and the importance of responding to His call.

Psalm 23:5
The imagery of a prepared table in the presence of enemies connects to God's provision and protection.

John 6:35
Jesus as the Bread of Life ties into the theme of God providing spiritual sustenance and fulfillment.
Divine Provision for the Human SoulW. Clarkson Isaiah 25:6
'In This Mountain'Alexander MaclarenIsaiah 25:6
Jehovah's Feast After ReconciliationR. Tuck Isaiah 25:6
The Feast on the SacrificeAlexander MaclarenIsaiah 25:6
Hymn of Praise to JehovahE. Johnson Isaiah 25:1-8
A Feast of FatnessJ. C. Miller, D. D.Isaiah 25:6-9
A Rich Feast for Hungry SoulsT. Boston, D. D.Isaiah 25:6-9
Good Cheer for ChristmasIsaiah 25:6-9
In This MountainA. Maclaren, D. D.Isaiah 25:6-9
Needy Man and His Moral ProvisionHomilistIsaiah 25:6-9
The Feast Prepared by Jesus ChristT. Boston, D. D.Isaiah 25:6-9
The Gospel FeastJ. Benson, D. D.Isaiah 25:6-9
The Gospel FeastA. Bennie, M. A.Isaiah 25:6-9
The Gospel FeastR. Macculloch.Isaiah 25:6-9
The Source of the World's HopeA. Maclaren, D. D.Isaiah 25:6-9
Tire Marriage Feast Between Christ and His ChurchIsaiah 25:6-9
Veils Removed and Souls Feasted"V" in HomilistIsaiah 25:6-9
People
Isaiah
Places
Jerusalem, Moab
Topics
Aged, Almighty, Armies, Banquet, Best, Choice, Fat, Feast, Finest, Full, Hosts, Kept, Lavish, Lees, Marrow, Meats, Mount, Mountain, Peoples, Pieces, Prepare, Preserved, Refined, Rich, Stored, Sweet, Taste, Tested, Wine, Wines
Dictionary of Bible Themes
Isaiah 25:6

     4410   banquets
     4478   meat
     4544   wine
     5312   feasting
     7936   love feast
     8446   hospitality, duty of
     9150   Messianic banquet

Isaiah 25:6-8

     5006   human race, destiny
     7949   mission, of Israel

Library
The Feast on the Sacrifice
And in this mountain shall the Lord of hosts make unto all people a feast.' ISAIAH xxv. 6. There is here a reference to Sinai, where a feast followed the vision of God. It was the sign of covenant, harmony, and relationship, and was furnished by a sacrifice. I. The General Ideas contained in this Image of a Feast. We meet it all through Scripture; it culminates in Christ's parables and in the 'Marriage Supper of the Lamb.' In the image are suggested:-- Free familiarity of access, fellowship, and
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture

The Veil Over all Nations
'He will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast over all people, and the veil that is spread over all nations.'--ISAIAH xxv. 7. The previous chapter closes with a prediction of the reign of Jehovah in Mount Zion 'before His elders' in Glory. The allusion apparently is to the elders being summoned up to the Mount and seeing the Glory, 'as the body of heaven in its clearness.' The veil in this verse is probably a similar allusion to that which covered Moses' face. It will then be an
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture

'In this Mountain'
'In this mountain shall the Lord of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined. 7. And He will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast over all people, and the veil that is spread over all nations. 8. He will swallow up death in victory.'--ISAIAH xxv. 6-8. A poet's imagination and a prophet's clear vision of the goal to which God will lead humanity are both at their highest in this
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture

Consolations against the Fear of Death.
If in the time of thy sickness thou findest thyself fearful to die, meditate-- 1. That it argueth a dastardly mind to fear that which is not; for in the church of Christ there is no death (Isa. xxv. 7, 8), and whosoever liveth and believeth in Christ, shall never die (John xi. 26). Let them fear death who live without Christ. Christians die not; but when they please God, they are like Enoch translated unto God (Gen. v. 24;) their pains are but Elijah's fiery chariot to carry them up to heaven (2
Lewis Bayly—The Practice of Piety

The Restoration of Israel is Only Made Possible by the Second Advent of Christ.
Under this head we shall seek to prove briefly three things--that Israel as a nation will be restored, that Israel's restoration occurs at the Return of Christ, that Israel's restoration will result in great blessing to the whole world. That Israel as a nation will be actually and literally restored is declared again and again in the Word of God. We quote now but two prophecies from among scores of similar ones:--"Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch,
Arthur W. Pink—The Redeemer's Return

Of Meditating on the Future Life.
1. The design of God in afflicting his people. 1. To accustom us to despise the present life. Our infatuated love of it. Afflictions employed as the cure. 2. To lead us to aspire to heaven. 2. Excessive love of the present life prevents us from duly aspiring to the other. Hence the disadvantages of prosperity. Blindness of the human judgment. Our philosophizing on the vanity of life only of momentary influence. The necessity of the cross. 3. The present life an evidence of the divine favour to his
John Calvin—The Institutes of the Christian Religion

The Signs
There are indications that to some of those who took part in the crucifixion of Christ His death presented hardly anything to distinguish it from an ordinary execution; and there were others who were anxious to believe that it had no features which were extraordinary. But God did not leave His Son altogether without witness. The end of the Saviour's sufferings was accompanied by certain signs, which showed the interest excited by them in the world unseen. I. The first sign was the rending of the
James Stalker—The Trial and Death of Jesus Christ

Religion Pleasant to the Religious.
"O taste and see how gracious the Lord is; blessed is the man that trusteth in Him."--Psalm xxxiv. 8. You see by these words what love Almighty God has towards us, and what claims He has upon our love. He is the Most High, and All-Holy. He inhabiteth eternity: we are but worms compared with Him. He would not be less happy though He had never created us; He would not be less happy though we were all blotted out again from creation. But He is the God of love; He brought us all into existence,
John Henry Newman—Parochial and Plain Sermons, Vol. VII

The Return to Capernaum - Healing of the Centurion's Servant.
We are once again in Capernaum. It is remarkable how much, connected not only with the Ministry of Jesus, but with His innermost Life, gathers around that little fishing town. In all probability its prosperity was chiefly due to the neighbouring Tiberias, which Herod Antipas [2583] had built, about ten years previously. Noteworthy is it also, how many of the most attractive characters and incidents in the Gospel-history are connected with that Capernaum, which, as a city, rejected its own real glory,
Alfred Edersheim—The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah

The Resurrection
'Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, and shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.' John 5:58, 29. Q-38: WHAT BENEFITS DO BELIEVERS RECEIVE FROM CHRIST AT THE RESURRECTION? A: At the resurrection, believers being raised up in glory, shall be openly acknowledged and acquitted in the day of judgement, and made perfectly blessed in the
Thomas Watson—A Body of Divinity

Death Swallowed up in victory
Then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory! D eath, simply considered, is no more than the cessation of life --that which was once living, lives no longer. But it has been the general, perhaps the universal custom of mankind, to personify it. Imagination gives death a formidable appearance, arms it with a dart, sting or scythe, and represents it as an active, inexorable and invincible reality. In this view death is a great devourer; with his iron tongue
John Newton—Messiah Vol. 2

Of Meditating on the Future Life.
The three divisions of this chapter,--I. The principal use of the cross is, that it in various ways accustoms us to despise the present, and excites us to aspire to the future life, sec. 1, 2. II. In withdrawing from the present life we must neither shun it nor feel hatred for it; but desiring the future life, gladly quit the present at the command of our sovereign Master, see. 3, 4. III. Our infirmity in dreading death described. The correction and safe remedy, sec. 6. 1. WHATEVER be the kind of
Archpriest John Iliytch Sergieff—On the Christian Life

Messiah Worshipped by Angels
Let all the angels of God worship Him. M any of the Lord's true servants, have been in a situation so nearly similar to that of Elijah, that like him they have been tempted to think they were left to serve the Lord alone (I Kings 19:10) . But God had then a faithful people, and He has so in every age. The preaching of the Gospel may be compared to a standard erected, to which they repair, and thereby become known to each other, and more exposed to the notice and observation of the world. But we hope
John Newton—Messiah Vol. 2

The Gospel Feast
"When Jesus then lifted up His eyes, and saw a great company come unto Him, He saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread that these may eat?"--John vi. 5. After these words the Evangelist adds, "And this He said to prove him, for He Himself knew what He would do." Thus, you see, our Lord had secret meanings when He spoke, and did not bring forth openly all His divine sense at once. He knew what He was about to do from the first, but He wished to lead forward His disciples, and to arrest and
John Henry Newman—Parochial and Plain Sermons, Vol. VII

Seven Sanctified Thoughts and Mournful Sighs of a Sick Man Ready to Die.
Now, forasmuch as God of his infinite mercy doth so temper our pain and sickness, that we are not always oppressed with extremity, but gives us in the midst of our extremities some respite, to ease and refresh ourselves, thou must have an especial care, considering how short a time thou hast either for ever to lose or to obtain heaven, to make use of every breathing time which God affords thee; and during that little time of ease to gather strength against the fits of greater anguish. Therefore,
Lewis Bayly—The Practice of Piety

Death by Adam, Life by Christ
For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. F rom Mr. Handel's acknowledged abilities as a composer, and particularly from what I have heard of his great taste and success in adapting the style of his music to the subject, I judge, that this passage afforded him a fair occasion of displaying his genius and powers. Two ideas, vastly important in themselves, are here represented in the strongest light,
John Newton—Messiah Vol. 2

Healing the Centurion's Servant.
(at Capernaum.) ^A Matt. VIII. 1, 5-13; ^C Luke VII. 1-10. ^c 1 After he had ended all his sayings in the ears of the people, ^a 1 And when he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him. ^c he entered into Capernaum. [Jesus proceeded from the mountain to Capernaum, which was now his home, or headquarters. The multitudes which are now mentioned for the third time were not wearied by his sermon, and so continued to follow him. Their presence showed the popularity of Jesus, and also
J. W. McGarvey—The Four-Fold Gospel

A Clearing-Up Storm in the Realm
(Revelation, Chapters vi.-viii.) "God Almighty! King of nations! earth Thy footstool, heaven Thy throne! Thine the greatness, power, and glory, Thine the kingdom, Lord, alone! Life and death are in Thy keeping, and Thy will ordaineth all: From the armies of Thy heavens to an unseen insect's fall. "Reigning, guiding, all-commanding, ruling myriad worlds of light; Now exalting, now abasing, none can stay Thy hand of might! Working all things by Thy power, by the counsel of Thy will. Thou art God!
by S. D. Gordon—Quiet Talks on the Crowned Christ of Revelation

How to Make Use of Christ as the Truth, that we May Get Our Case and Condition Cleared up to Us.
The believer is oft complaining of darkness concerning his case and condition, so as he cannot tell what to say of himself, or what judgment to pass on himself, and he knoweth not how to win to a distinct and clear discovery of his state and condition. Now, it is truth alone, and the Truth, that can satisfy them as to this. The question then is, how they shall make use of, and apply themselves to this truth, to the end they may get the truth of their condition discovered to them. But first let us
John Brown (of Wamphray)—Christ The Way, The Truth, and The Life

Questions.
LESSON I. 1. In what state was the Earth when first created? 2. To what trial was man subjected? 3. What punishment did the Fall bring on man? 4. How alone could his guilt be atoned for? A. By his punishment being borne by one who was innocent. 5. What was the first promise that there should be such an atonement?--Gen. iii. 15. 6. What were the sacrifices to foreshow? 7. Why was Abel's offering the more acceptable? 8. From which son of Adam was the Seed of the woman to spring? 9. How did Seth's
Charlotte Mary Yonge—The Chosen People

Isaiah
CHAPTERS I-XXXIX Isaiah is the most regal of the prophets. His words and thoughts are those of a man whose eyes had seen the King, vi. 5. The times in which he lived were big with political problems, which he met as a statesman who saw the large meaning of events, and as a prophet who read a divine purpose in history. Unlike his younger contemporary Micah, he was, in all probability, an aristocrat; and during his long ministry (740-701 B.C., possibly, but not probably later) he bore testimony, as
John Edgar McFadyen—Introduction to the Old Testament

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